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Big Pitch Perfect 2 Update: Elizabeth Banks Is Directing!

It's been quite a month for actress Elizabeth Banks. As reported earlier, the trailer for her new comedy Walk of Shame is here, and the movie looks damn hilarious. Now it has been confirmed that she will be directing the upcoming sequel to Pitch Perfect. Yay!

It seems I'm not the only one excited about Banks' directorial debut. Donna Langley, Universal Pictures chairwoman, had this to say in a press release: "Elizabeth originated the idea for Pitch Perfect and was instrumental in making the first film such a huge success. She brings an enormous amount of energy and experience to everything she works on, and we're thrilled that she is making her feature directorial debut on Pitch Perfect 2."

Sure, Banks hasn't helmed a movie before, but she clearly has a passion for this project, and she has directed videos for the comedy juggernaut website Funny Or Die, so I'm thinking she has the chops to handle this. Besides, with the insider reports confirming that Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson will be reprising their roles in the sequel, it looks like it's going to be pretty tough for PP2 to go wrong.